Problem
Crohn's disease
Nature:
Crohn's disease is an often severe gastrointestinal illness with symptoms such as abdominal pain, disabling diarrhoea, and loss of appetite. Drug treatments are limited and there is no cure.
Incidence:
Up to 1 in 1000 people have Crohn's disease, and 1 in 750 have ulcerative colitis. Crohn's disease is prevalent in the USA, UK, Scandinavia and in Jews of Northern European origin. At least half million people are affected in the USA.
Broader Problems:
Inflammatory bowel disease Related Problems:
PsoriasisSacroiliac desmitisAnkylosing spondylitisPsoriatic arthritisMycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis Aggravates:
Impairments of ability to extract nutrition Strategies:
Researching diseases Organizations:
European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation (ECCO)European Federation of Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Associations (EFCCA)Global GenesWorld Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO)International Rare Diseases Research Consortium (IRDiRC)Asian Pacific Association of Gastroenterology (APAGE)Asian Pan-Pacific Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (APPSPGHAN)Commonwealth Association of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (CAPGAN)European Association for Gastroenterology, Endoscopy and Nutrition (EAGEN)European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN)European Society of Comparative Gastroenterology (ESCG)European Society of Primary Care Gastroenterology (ESPCG)Latinamerican Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (LASPGHAN)Scandinavian Association for Neurogastroenterology and Motility (SAGIM)United European Gastroenterology (UEG)International Group for the Study of Neurogastroenterology and MotilityAustralasian Neurogastroenterology and Motility Association (ANGMA)International Organization for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IOIBD) Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems Date of last update
07.03.2022 – 18:39 CET